Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

Editorial on science funding illuminates the problems associated with the current competitive grant paradigm

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Editorial on science funding illuminates the problems associated with the current competitive grant paradigm

Scientific American “Dr. No Money”

Carl Lichtenstein, Pratt professor and activist, dead at 68

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Carl Lichtenstein, Pratt professor and activist, dead at 68

International Communist League “Carl Lichtenstein“

Another great SA infographic, this one on global investment in clean energy technologies

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Another great SA infographic, this one on global investment in clean energy technologies

Scientific American “Clean Tech Rising”

Horizontal gene transfer amongst bacteria may be more common than once thought, opening up the possibility that bacteria may be able to tell us about cultural evolution

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Horizontal gene transfer amongst bacteria may be more common than once thought, opening up the possibility that bacteria may be able to tell us about cultural evolution

Scientific American “To Share and Share Alike”

A rare, sober view on the manned space program that emphasizes why the dream of space travel will never be realized

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on A rare, sober view on the manned space program that emphasizes why the dream of space travel will never be realized

 Scientific American “Rethinking the Dream”

Time to follow the Danish when it comes to antibiotics and pig farming. To do otherwise is to contribute to a microbiological tragedy of the commons!

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Time to follow the Danish when it comes to antibiotics and pig farming. To do otherwise is to contribute to a microbiological tragedy of the commons!

Scientific American “Our Big Pig Problem”

A valuable new web-based interface for teaching students about evolution and the tree of life

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on A valuable new web-based interface for teaching students about evolution and the tree of life

http://www.timetree.org/ Also available as an app, although only for iPhone.

An absolutely compelling, clear, and scary infographic on how and where we fund science in the United States

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on An absolutely compelling, clear, and scary infographic on how and where we fund science in the United States

Scientific American “Money for Science: U.S. Funding over the Years“

My goodness! Another remote-controlled animal model.

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on My goodness! Another remote-controlled animal model.

Scientific American “The Smallest Mind”

Bison get their place in the spotlight as the possible cause for Late Pleistocene mega-faunal extinction

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Bison get their place in the spotlight as the possible cause for Late Pleistocene mega-faunal extinction

Scientific American “Bison vs. Mammoths”

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